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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Leyton 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: TABLE II-—Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1918.

TABLE II-—Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1918.

Defect or Disease.Code Groups.Specials.
Number referred for TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for TreatmentNumber referred for TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition--13
Uncleanliness—
Head--366—
Body--14—
Skin „Ringworm—
Head--152—
Body--76—
Scabies--230—
Impetigo--354—
Other Diseases--85—
Eye ]Defective Vision and Squint-—4625
External Eye Disease--125—
EarDefective Hearing--333
Ear Disease--651
TeethDental Disease (see N.B. (2) below)—-——
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils--87—
Adenoids--2312
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids--941
Defective Speech-—516
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—
Organic--6735
Functional--215
Anæmia--605
Lungs „Pulmonary Tuberculosis—
Definite——7—
Suspected--2—
Chronic Bronchitis--34—
Other Diseases--—5
Nervous SystemEpilepsy-—73
„ Chorea--131
Other Diseases--10-
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis—
Glands--3—
Bones and Joints--3—
Other Forms--5-
Rickets——1—
Deformities--12
Other Defects or Diseases--21615